Engineering Professional Programs

Course Faculty: Newt Jackson and James Signore

In this course you will learn detailed information concerning the quality standards for pavement rehabilitation. You will learn concepts to assist you in developing the most reliable and cost effective rehabilitation alternatives for existing flexible and rigid pavements.

The course addresses the problem of rehabilitation for both pavement types in a logical sequence. You will learn to identify potential problems and develop specific solutions while understanding how alternatives affect the final rehabilitated pavement. The instructor uses lecture and workshop sessions to provide you with hands-on experience with the techniques for pavement rehabilitation.

Course Topics

Existing pavement structural evaluation and condition assessment

Distress mechanisms

Needs assessment

Assignment of feasible alternatives from four categories of reconstruction

Restoration

Recycling and resurfacing (4R)

Selection of preferred alternatives

Overall design and construction

Who Should Attend

Engineering and maintenance personnel and management involved in the design, construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and roads will benefit from this course.

Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours

Course participants will earn 2.1 CEUs/21 PDHs upon successful completion of this course. The CEU is a nationally recognized measure of participation in a noncredit continuing education program that meets established criteria for increasing knowledge and competency.